PA S S I V E D E S I G N

S T R AT E G Y 1

BSA3633 Environmental Design

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Passive Design
• Key element of sustainable building

• Aims to maximize comfort for people living in a home

while minimizing energy use and impacts on the
environment

• Making the most of renewable, natural sources of energy,

such as the sun and the wind, to provide natural ventilation
and lighting and to contribute to responsible energy use

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Passive Design Approach
• Designing within contextual climate and site are the first
steps in the reduction of energy consumption, that will
result in operational cost saving

• Design solutions must strive to optimize the benefits

provided by the specific environment, and to use
environmentally friendly materials of high quality and
durability in order to reduce waste

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Passive Design

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Passive Design Strategy

1. To Orientate

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 NATURAL VENTILATION
Building Parts

BSA3633 Environmental Design Jasper Ling Thien Jin

Week 04: Natural Cooling & Ventilation
 NATURAL VENTILATION
Building Parts

BSA3633 Environmental Design Jasper Ling Thien Jin

Week 04: Natural Cooling & Ventilation
Passive Design Strategy

2. To Shade
• External shading devices

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Passive Design Strategy

2. To Shade
• Internal blinds

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Passive Design Strategy

2. To Shade
• External shading devices are more effective than internal blinds

• External shading devices block out direct sunlight

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Passive Design Strategy

2. To Shade
• Horizontal shading devices

• Vertical shading devices

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Passive Design Strategy

2. To Shade
• Horizontal shading devices

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Passive Design Strategy

2. To Shade
• Horizontal shading devices

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Passive Design Strategy

2. To Shade
• Vertical shading devices

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Passive Design Strategy

3. To Insulate

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Passive Design Strategy

3. To Insulate
• Roof Insulation

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Passive Design Strategy

3. To Insulate
• Wall Insulation

BSA3633 Environmental Design

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Passive Design Strategy

3. To Insulate
• Wall Insulation

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Passive Design Strategy

4. Natural Ventilation

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Passive Design Strategy

4. Natural Ventilation

• Ventilation moves outdoor air into a building

or a room, and distributes the air within the building or room.
• The general purpose of ventilation in building
is to provide healthy air for breathing by both diluting the pollutants
originating in the building and removing the pollutants from it.

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Basic Elements of Ventilation
Building ventilation has three basic elements;
• Ventilation rate - the amount of outdoor air that is provided into the space, and the quality
of the outdoor air.

• Airflow direction - the overall airflow direction in a building, which should be from clean
zones to dirty zones; and

• Air distribution or airflow pattern - the external air should be delivered to each part of the
space in an efficient manner and the airborne pollutants generated in each part of the
space should also be removed in an efficient manner.

“There are three methods that may be used to ventilate a building: natural,
mechanical and hybrid.”

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What is Natural Ventilation?

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What is Natural Ventilation?

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Natural Ventilation Principles

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What is Natural Ventilation?

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Natural Ventilation Techniques

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Natural Ventilation Techniques

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Natural Ventilation Techniques

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Convective Cooling

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Positioning for Stack Effect

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Positioning for Stack Effect

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Positioning for Stack Effect

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Positioning for Stack Effect

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Natural Ventilation Techniques

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Positioning for Stack Effect

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Positioning for Stack Effect

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Natural Ventilation Techniques

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Natural Ventilation Techniques

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 NATURAL VENTILATION
Natural Ventilation Techniques

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 NATURAL VENTILATION
Building Parts

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 NATURAL VENTILATION
Building Parts

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 NATURAL COOLING
Supply of Fresh Air

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T H A N K YO U F O R YO U R
AT T E N T I O N

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